Archive of entries posted by Jim Spohrer

Through-life Engineering Services (TESConf 2012)

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1st International Conference on Through-life Engineering Services (TESConf 2012) – Enduring and Cost Effective Engineering Solutions for the 21st Century 5-6 November 2012 Shrivenham Campus, Cranfield University, UK URL: http://www.through-life-engineering-services.org/tesconf/ Submission of session/tutorial and paper abstract proposals (max 500 words with title, full details of the authors and their contact details): 15th February 2012 Successful …

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Web Business Operations Management

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The new book covers the following topics: Systems Theory for Business Operations Usability Innovation Decision Making Technology Across the Value Chain Electronic Storefronts Quality Process Effectiveness Project Definition Project Planning Project Scheduling and Cost Control Auditing The new book “Web Business Operations Management”, is about management of successful web businesses. The failures of many Web start ups are …

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The Changing Frontier: Rethinking Science and Innovation Policy

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With the 1945 publication of Science: The Endless Frontier, Vannevar Bush established an intellectual architecture that helped define a set of public science institutions that were dramatically different from what came before yet largely remain in place today.  Now, at the start of the 21st century, many aspects of the science and innovation system ­ …

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Call For Booklet Proposals: Service Systems and Innovation in Business & Society

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Dear Colleague, Hello!  We are serving as collection editors for the Service Systems and Innovations in Business and Society for Business Expert Press (http://www.businessexpertpress.com/).  We are inviting published scholars and professionals with expertise in all areas of service science and systems in hopes that you will consider writing a booklet for this series and sending …

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Social Media Evolution & Regional Upward Spirals

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Social Media Evolution & Regional Upward Spirals Happy New Year 2012! Here are a few thoughts on social media evolution from a service science perspective. I try to relate social media evolution to regional upward spirals of technology, skills, jobs, and quality-of-life. Daily Social Media Time Seems more and more of us are using social …

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California Dreamin’ – then submit an abstract!

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Are you going to San Francisco/Silicon Valley in July 2012? Then submit abstracts now! Two great opportunities for service scientists, managers, engineers, designers, and more! Please submit abstracts now, before time runs out,  to these two back-to-back conferences! Human-Side of Service Engineering (HSSE) HSSE-2012 Conferences, July 21-25th, San Francisco, CA (Hilton) Abstract submission (preferred) deadline: …

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